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When colon cancer causes blood in stool, is occult blood present in the whole stool, or can blood be present only in some parts of stool?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Blood doesn't: have to be uniform in the stool.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 10/15/2017

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